Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones

Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (born 14 May 2002) is a member of the British royal family. She is the granddaughter of Princess Margaret and the grandniece of Queen Elizabeth II. As of 2025, she is 28th in the line of succession to the British throne. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and accompanies members of the royal family to public events. Lady Margarita is a jewellery designer and the creator of the bespoke jewellery label Matita. In 2023, she was the cover girl for the May issue of Tatler.

Early life and family

Lady Margarita was born The Honourable Margarita Armstrong-Jones on 14 May 2002 at Portland Hospital in London.<ref name= hello>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She is the daughter of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, who was styled as Viscount Linley at the time of her birth, and The Honourable Serena Stanhope.<ref name= people/> On her father's side, she is the granddaughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon and a great-granddaughter of King George VI.<ref name= tatler3>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name= people>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington and a descendant of Charles II.<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1796.</ref><ref name= tatler4/> She was baptised Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne, and was named after her grandmother and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.<ref name= hello/>

She grew up at her family's three homes: a flat in Chelsea, London, a cottage on the grounds of the Daylesford Estate in Gloucestershire, and the Château d'Autet in France.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> As a member of the British royal family, she spends Christmases at Sandringham House and summers at Balmoral Castle.<ref name= tatler/><ref name= people/>

Her father succeeded his father as the Earl of Snowdon in 2017, which entitled her to use the title Lady. Lady Margarita's parents separated in 2020.<ref name= tatler/>

Education

Lady Margarita was first educated at Garden House School, a private school in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea before attending St Mary's School Ascot, a Catholic all-girls boarding school.<ref name= tatler/> She later transferred to Tudor Hall School, an all-girls boarding school in Oxfordshire, where she studied art history, jewellery design, and photography for her A-levels.<ref name= tatler/>

In 2020, she studied photography at Oxford Brookes University, switching for her second year to event management after the university moved its courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom in her first year.<ref name= tatler/><ref name= townandcountry>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lady Margarita took life drawing, pottery, and watercolour painting courses at a small art school in Oxford.<ref name= tatler/>

In September 2022, Lady Margarita enrolled as a student at La Haute École de Joaillerie in Paris to study jewellery design, stonesetting, and wax carving.<ref name= tatler/>

Public role and royal appearances

In 2008, she attended the wedding of Peter Phillips, son of the Princess Royal, to Autumn Kelly at St George's Chapel, Windsor and appeared with the royal family for photographs the following day.<ref name= tatler2/> That same year, she accompanied her aunt, Lady Sarah Chatto, to the 60th birthday brunch for Charles, Prince of Wales at the Goring Hotel.<ref name= tatler2/>

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Armstrong-Jones (far right) on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

In 2011, Lady Margarita served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton alongside Lady Louise Windsor, Eliza Lopes, and Grace van Cutsem.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name= scmp/> Her elder brother, Viscount Linley, served as a page of honour to Elizabeth II.<ref name= tatler/> During the festivities, she was guided by Pippa Middleton, whom she accompanied in the carriage ride to the abbey and sat with during the church service.<ref name= tatler/><ref name= tatler2/>

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Lady Margarita (middle) on her way to Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

On 30 March 2012, she attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at St George's Chapel.<ref name= tatler2/>

In 2018, Lady Margarita attended the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.<ref name="standard.co.uk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name= scmp>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Along with other members of the extended royal family, she attended the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2021 and the state funeral of Elizabeth II in 2022.<ref name= tatler/><ref name= people/>

Lady Margarita was present at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla on 6 May 2023.<ref name="Robinson">Template:Cite news</ref>

Lady Margarita also attends the annual Trooping of the Colour, having accompanied Elizabeth II in the past.<ref name= tatler2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She attends Christmas services with the royal family at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, and attended the annual Queen's Christmas Lunch at Buckingham Palace.<ref name= tatler2/>

Career

Lady Margarita made her modelling debut in 2011 for Kids Company.<ref name= scmp/> In 2022, she worked at Fiona Finds, an interior design shop on Lowndes Street, for five months.<ref name= tatler/> In 2023, she was the May cover girl of Tatler, photographed by Luc Braquet, and was featured in a spread in the magazine modelling couture gowns.<ref name="tatler">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She is the founder and designer of Matita, a bespoke jewellery brand based in Paris.<ref name= scmp/><ref name= hello/> She also is a photographer and runs a photography brand called Atira.<ref name= scmp/><ref name= tatler/>

Personal life

In September 2022, Lady Margarita moved to Paris, renting a flat near the Bastille where she lives with her two best friends.<ref name= tatler/><ref name= people/> She is a prominent socialite, and attends various society events including Tatler's annual Little Black Book party.<ref name= tatler2/>

As of 2025, she is 28th in the line of succession to the British throne.<ref name= tatler/><ref name= tatler4>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>